DXA Lumbar spine [Z-score] Bone density   85394-5

LOINC Code


LOINC code85394-5
nameDXA Lumbar spine [Z-score] Bone density
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentViews for bone density
propertyZscore  =  Z Score
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemAbdomen>Spine.lumbar
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
methodDXA

Additional Names

short nameDXA L-spine Z-score BMD

Basic Attributes

classRAD
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation
formula (readable)Z-score = (BMD - MEAN_BMD) / SD
example UCUM units{Zscore}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitZscore

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Groups

LG41823-2Region imaged: Abdomen

History/Usage

test rank11575 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonUpdated Component from "Bone density" to "Views for bone density" based on the LOINC/Radlex unified model.

Related Names

Abd
Abdo
Abdomen+
Abdominal
BMD
Bone Densiometry
Bone Density Scan
Den
Densiometry
DEX
DEXA
Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry
Films
Imaging
L/sp
L-spine
Lumbar
Lumbo
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Rad
RADIOLOGY
Random
Spinal
Spinal Cord
Standard score
View
Views for BMD
VWS
Z score
Z value
Z-score

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